Economics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Economics is the study of how societies allocate limited resources to meet the unlimited needs and wants of individuals. It focuses on the production of goods and services, economic growth, and various complex issues that are important to society.

• Question 591: When the slope of the total utility curve is declining, the marginal utility of a consumer will be increasing if he Options:
  A) stops consuming more of the commodity
  B) reduces the quantity consumed
  C) increases the quantity consumed
  D) consumes more of another commodity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 592:

  

  How many units of good X is produced for 8 units of commodity Y?

  Options:
  A) 80
  B) 40
  C) 20
  D) 0
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 593: Optimum population enables an economy to attain the highest level of Options:
  A) Industrial development
  B) Income per head
  C) Revenue generation
  D) Economic development
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 594: If a firm doubles its output and its cost increase by 60%, the firm is experiencing Options:
  A) increase cost
  B) economies of scale
  C) decreasing returns
  D) decreasing cost
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 595: Taxes which are levied on a person’s expenditures are known as? Options:
  A) Purchase tax
  B) Sales tax
  C) Direct tax
  D) Poll tax
  E) Income tax
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 596: The greatest proportion of government revenue in Nigeria comes from? Options:
  A) export of raw materials
  B) income taxes on individuals and business
  C) custom duties and excise duties
  D) loans and grants from industrially advanced countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 597:

  Plywood industries are often located near the source of?

  Options:
  A) finance
  B) labour
  C) power supply
  D) raw materials
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 598: The income elasticity of demand of normal goods is Options:
  A) negative
  B) positive
  C) zero
  D) fixed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 599: An indicator of growth in an economy over a period of time is the Options:
  A) GDP gap
  B) GDP at factor cost
  C) GDP at market price
  D) GDP deflator
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 600:

  

  From the above, calculate the price elasticity of demand

  Options:
  A) 5.0
  B) 2.0
  C) 1.0
  D) 0.5
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  The correct answer is D .